Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A couple of times, when I was blogging about this project, I would inadvertently type "Settler's Trial", instead of "Settler's Trail", which would always crack me up. I wouldn't say this project was a trial, it's really very easy piecing, but it was tedious, due to the amount of piecing.

I don't do well with tedium, I'm more of a "let's change things up and do something different" sort of girl, I'm amazed I was able to stick with it!

So here's a good in progress shot.

Now you can see where all those blocks I kept posting about figured into the scheme of things. Once the blocks were finished this quilt went together very easily. There were no seams to line up and match, just one block sewn to another block.

And here it is, all done!

It looks exactly like the pattern cover, I figured it would, but I like it just the same. And it looks better in person, as most quilts do. I think it will look even better once it's quilted.

I think this is one of those "right of passage" type of quilts, shouldn't we all make at least one quilt where we piece over 6,200 one inch squares together? I'm sure glad I've got this quilt on my resume but I'm pretty sure it's not a pattern I'll ever make again.

Although Primitive Gatherings introduced a similar type of quilt at spring market called "9", and I bought the pattern. It has approximately 10,515 pieces!

This quilt does have at least one mistake that I caught when I was connecting the blocks. One square some where has the background fabric wrong side out! I didn't think it was worth the time and effort to fix it once I spotted it, and I've since lost it, but I know it's there.

Oh my...amazing quilt! Love how you embrace quilts with soooo many pieces! It is just so beautiful! I greatly admire your work, but no, I'm not going to make this one...giggle! Congratulations for completion of another work of art!

Lovely, Lovely but soooo many pieces!!! So many tiny pieces!!I don't think this one or that 9 one will ever be in my to do list. I think the issue for me becomes the excess seams that always, always give me trouble when ironing. I could trim them but then I'm concerned about the small seam allowances. My mind goes blank just thinking about it, LOL! Hats off to you for not letting such thoughts get in your way!

Wow! That's the first word that came into my mind. I love it! You are very diligent to get through that. I made the small version (one of the blocks it looks like)and can't imagine making about 29 more. Awesome quilt.

All I can say is OMG...that's a lot of pieces! Looks gorgeous though, as usual :) I had to sneak a peek at "9" and I can say is...are they nuts? Wow, I think I'll never complain again about little pieces :) Great job!

Settler's Trail is so beautiful Thelma. You can see that you not only poured your heart into this quilt... but also blood sweat and tears! Well, maybe not tears:) I wouldn't even have enough patience to count how many pieces there were in the quilt much less piece them! Bravo!!!

I went and bought the pattern after your last post.... is yours totally scrappy? I have a bunch of 1.5" squares to use as leader enders and I'm sure I can adapt the pattern to use them... obviously I haven't read the instructions yet since I said 'adapted'.

Wow Thelma, There is something about this quilt that "speaks to me". I really think it is lovely. Everything about it from design to fabric choices, then of course, the piecing is excellent too. Really, just an all around wonderful quilt. Thanks so much for always sharing your process with us, it is so enjoyable to watch your quilts come to life. Big Hugs...

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Hello, I’m Thelma, a retired accountant who enjoys reading, traveling, and sewing. Thank you for visiting my blog which is a personal journal of my quilting life, plus a few favorite things thrown in for fun. Even though I’m retired I’m still counting my quilt finishes and the number of pieces in each quilt. My sewing time is my happy time.